YUKE's Future Media Creators
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Yuke's Co. Ltd is a video game company
based in Osaka
, Japan
. It was established on February 26, 1993.
The company is best known for their development of the WWE SmackDown!
game series (known as Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan). Other games they have made include WWE Day of Reckoning
, Evil Zone
, EOE: Eve of Extinction
, Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
, Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc ~Seimasenki no Sho~
, Soukaigi
, Rumble Roses
, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
, UFC 2009 Undisputed
, and the D1 Grand Prix
series (which they also sponsor).
Recently, the company developed and published Neves
, a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS
.
Yuke's also owns 54% of New Japan Pro Wrestling
, the top wrestling promotion in Japan
. It is also their DVD production house.
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
based in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was established on February 26, 1993.
The company is best known for their development of the WWE SmackDown!
WWE SmackDown! (video game series)
WWE is a series of professional wrestling video games developed by Yuke's and published by THQ...
game series (known as Exciting Pro Wrestling in Japan). Other games they have made include WWE Day of Reckoning
WWE Day of Reckoning
WWE Day of Reckoning is a professional wrestling video game released for the Nintendo GameCube console in 2004. The game is based on World Wrestling Entertainment and many of the wrestlers who were on the WWE roster at the time of release were included as player characters...
, Evil Zone
Evil Zone
Evil Zone or is a fighting game released for the PlayStation console. It was developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators and published by Titus Software in 1999...
, EOE: Eve of Extinction
EOE: Eve of Extinction
EOE: Eve of Extinction is a 3D beat-'em-up game released on February 26, 2002 for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Eidos Interactive and developed by Yuke's...
, Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage, released in Japan as , is a hack & slash action video game for the Dreamcast based on the popular Berserk manga by Kentarō Miura. It takes place anywhere between volumes 22 and volume 23 of the Berserk manga; right after Guts and Puck depart for Elfhelm with Casca,...
, Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc ~Seimasenki no Sho~
Berserk (PlayStation 2 game)
-Merchandise:Two different releases were made in Japan, a collector Branded Box Limited Edition special package including a Guts action figure created by the famous Japanese manufacturer Art of War, and the cheaper, regular Standard Edition...
, Soukaigi
Soukaigi
is an action role-playing game developed by Yuke's and published by Square for the Sony PlayStation video game console. It was released in 1998 in Japan, but was not released in other territories....
, Rumble Roses
Rumble Roses
is a professional wrestling video game that was developed by Yuke's Future Media Creators and Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and published by Konami in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. The game uses the same engine as Yuke's 2003 release WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain...
, The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer is a video game and sequel to the animated film The Incredibles. It features Mr. Incredible and Frozone fighting The Underminer's legion of robot minions...
, UFC 2009 Undisputed
UFC 2009 Undisputed
UFC 2009 Undisputed is a mixed martial arts video game featuring Ultimate Fighting Championship properties and fighters developed by Yuke's Osaka and published by THQ. The game was released in the US on May 19, 2009, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3...
, and the D1 Grand Prix
D1 Grand Prix
The , abbreviated as D1GP and subtitled Professional Drift, is a production car drifting series from Japan. After several years of hosting amateur drifting contests, Option magazine & Tokyo Auto Salon founder Daijiro Inada, and drifting legend Keiichi Tsuchiya hosted a professional level drifting...
series (which they also sponsor).
Recently, the company developed and published Neves
Neves (video game)
is a puzzle game developed by Yuke's Media Creations for the Nintendo DS, based on the Japanese Lucky Puzzle, a tangram-like dissection puzzle. In the game, players use the stylus to move, rotate and flip pieces on the DS's touch screen to clear puzzles...
, a puzzle game for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
.
Yuke's also owns 54% of New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in June 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Inoki sold the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi is the current President of the promotion and has held that position from 2007. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it...
, the top wrestling promotion in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is also their DVD production house.
1996
- Power Move Pro Wrestlinghttp://psx.ign.com/objects/000/000090.html
- Toukon Retsuden 2
1997
- Ucchan Nanchan no Honō no Challenge: Denryū Ira Ira Bō
- Toukon Retsuden 3: Arcade Edition
1998
- Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Road - Brave Spirits
- Toukon Retsuden 3
- SoukaigiSoukaigiis an action role-playing game developed by Yuke's and published by Square for the Sony PlayStation video game console. It was released in 1998 in Japan, but was not released in other territories....
- Shin Nippon Pro Wrestling: Toukon Road 2 - The Next Generation
1999
- Evil ZoneEvil ZoneEvil Zone or is a fighting game released for the PlayStation console. It was developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators and published by Titus Software in 1999...
- Last Legion UXLast Legion UXis a platform game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1999. The game plays similar to later PlayStation Armored Core games, and may have inspired them....
- Toukon Retsuden 4
- The Pro Wrestling
- Sword of the Berserk: Guts' RageSword of the Berserk: Guts' RageSword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage, released in Japan as , is a hack & slash action video game for the Dreamcast based on the popular Berserk manga by Kentarō Miura. It takes place anywhere between volumes 22 and volume 23 of the Berserk manga; right after Guts and Puck depart for Elfhelm with Casca,...
2000
- WWF SmackDown!WWF SmackDown!WWF SmackDown! is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation console by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. It is part of the WWF SmackDown! series based on the World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling promotion...
- WWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game)WWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game)WWF Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling video game released in 2000 for arcades and Dreamcast. THQ released the game for the Dreamcast while Sega released the game for arcades. The arcade version was the first WWF game released to arcades since WWF WrestleMania in 1995, and the last arcade WWE...
- The Pro Wrestling 2
- WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your RoleWWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your RoleWWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation console by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. It is part of the WWF SmackDown! WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role (Exciting Pro Wrestling 2 in Japan) is a professional wrestling video...
2002
- Edit Racing
- EOE: Eve of ExtinctionEOE: Eve of ExtinctionEOE: Eve of Extinction is a 3D beat-'em-up game released on February 26, 2002 for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Eidos Interactive and developed by Yuke's...
- WWE WrestleMania X8WWE WrestleMania X8WWF WrestleMania X8, is a professional wrestling video game developed by Yuke's and released on the Nintendo GameCube by THQ in June 2002. The game was succeeded by WWE WrestleMania XIX for the GameCube...
- WWE SmackDown! Shut Your MouthWWE SmackDown! Shut Your MouthWWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by Yuke's. It is part of the WWE SmackDown! WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (Known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 4 in Japan) is a professional wrestling video game released...
2004
- Haunted MansionHaunted MansionThe Haunted Mansion is a dark ride located at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland. A significantly re-imagined incarnation of the ride, known as Phantom Manor, is located in Disneyland Paris...
- Online Pro WrestlingOnline Pro WrestlingOnline Pro Wrestling is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by YUKE's Future Media Creators in Japan. It is based on the WWE SmackDown! video game series based on the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment .-Features:The game introduced...
- Aqua KidsAqua Kids (animation)Aqua Kids is an animation produced by Korean broadcast company SBS. In Japan, it aired on TV Tokyo between 1 April 2004 and 23 September 2004 Thursdays at 6:00pm, replacing Pluster World and then been replaced by another anime series, Onmyou Taisenki.-External links:* * at TV Tokyo...
- Berserk (2004 video game)
- Finding Nemo 2
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RawWWE SmackDown! vs. RAWWWE SmackDown! vs. Raw , is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by Yuke's. It is part of the WWE SmackDown vs...
- WWE Day of ReckoningWWE Day of ReckoningWWE Day of Reckoning is a professional wrestling video game released for the Nintendo GameCube console in 2004. The game is based on World Wrestling Entertainment and many of the wrestlers who were on the WWE roster at the time of release were included as player characters...
- Rumble RosesRumble Rosesis a professional wrestling video game that was developed by Yuke's Future Media Creators and Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, and published by Konami in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. The game uses the same engine as Yuke's 2003 release WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain...
2005
- D1 Grand PrixD1 Grand Prix (video game)D1 Grand Prix is the official drift games of the D1 Grand Prix.-Releases:D1 Grand Prix - Japan only: February 17, 2005D1 Grand Prix 2005 - Japan only: October 20, 2005...
- D1 Grand Prix 2005D1 Grand Prix (video game)D1 Grand Prix is the official drift games of the D1 Grand Prix.-Releases:D1 Grand Prix - Japan only: February 17, 2005D1 Grand Prix 2005 - Japan only: October 20, 2005...
- WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006 , is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console and the PlayStation Portable handheld console by THQ and developed by Yuke's. It is part of the WWE SmackDown vs...
- Wrestle KingdomWrestle Kingdomis a licensed professional wrestling video game by Yuke's, released in Japan for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. The game combines the top stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, and freelancers....
- WWE Day of Reckoning 2WWE Day of Reckoning 2WWE Day of Reckoning 2 is a video game released on the Nintendo GameCube console by THQ. The sequel to WWE Day of Reckoning, it became a "Player's Choice" game on July 5, 2006...
External links
(Japanese/English languages)- List of games at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...